Kate Bakes Cakes

Brownies: Hocus Pocus Boooook! gluten free brownies Buckeye brownies  Bewitching fudge brownies with captivating cream cheese swirls (Halloweeny AND low cal!) Cookies and cream Oreo-stuffed brownies Chocolate peanut butter brownies (low cal!)Rolo stuffed brownies with Baileys frostingBrownies stuffed with Baileys cream cheese fillingBaileys brownies with Guinness ganache Mint swirl brownies with mint buttercreamChocolate chip cookie dough… Continue reading Cookies/Brownies/Handhelds

I work in a museum, which means during the summer, things get a little intense what with the bajillion tourists, kids being out of school, Florida being hotter than the surface of the sun and us having A/C, etc. As most of you with children know, school is back in session in many places this… Continue reading Chocolate- for Survival!

If there is one thing I actually do enjoy about living in Florida, it is having Publix grocery stores. More specifically, Publix grocery stores' watermelon. I'm not sure if they're injecting it with pure cane sugar, unicorn tears, or drugs, but the stuff is absolutely magical and without a doubt the best tasting watermelon I've… Continue reading Coping with Summer, the Cake Edition.

One of my husband's (and my) favorite video game series is Fallout. I got to thinking about it the other day, and there are quite a few parallels between the post-nuclear world of the Fallout series and the state of Florida (go with me on this, it's worth the ride). In Fallout, radioactive bugs the… Continue reading A Shot of Tequila and a Dose of Delicious

Pies:Strawberry cream pie (low cal!)Tart lemon cream pie (low cal!) Root beer pie (low cal!)Boozy grasshopper pie (low cal!)Pineapple pie (low cal!)Boozy key lime pieDulce de leche pie (low cal and full fat versions available)Boston cream pie bitesChocolate salted caramel pieOreo pieMini apple piesChocolate chip cookie pieMa's cherry pieCobblers: Skinny peach cobbler (low cal!)Blueberry cobbler… Continue reading Pies/Cobblers/Crisps

When I think of Jell-o, it hurts my teeth. As anyone who has had braces or had their wisdom teeth removed can tell you, there are times when your diet consists only of the softest, most easily swallowed foods to avoid having your teeth come within a millimeter of food particles, triggering *all* of the… Continue reading Pie: Miracle Worker

I am super excited because I finally bought a set of ramekins (your 30s are wild, man). I've always wanted a set because single-serving dessert ideas are a necessary evil when your husband travels for work, like, a lot. When he goes, I'm usually in need of cake or pie to cope. But when my… Continue reading Liquid Hot (Dessert) Magma

My weekend started off with a Mud Dauber wasp stinging me when I opened my front door and is going to end with a tropical storm tomorrow. "Florida: the Murphy's Law of States." But painful wasp stings and flash flooding can't bring me down because I just made what I consider one of the best… Continue reading Kahlua Cake: Worth the Calories

For your dogs: Mini blueberry pupcakes Apple cheddar pupcakesMilkbone doggy birthday cake Pumpkin dog treats Dog treatsPupcakes Miscellaneous desserts:Churro cheesecake dip with dulce de leche topping (low cal!) Reese's peanut butter dessert dip in the shape of a footballDunkaroo dipTurtle cheesecake and chocolate chip cookie dough dipsHomemade Shamrock Shake recipeHome crafts: Painting pumpkinsEasiest way EVER to… Continue reading Dog Treats/Miscellany

I have a tendency to make things way more complicated than they need to be. But I do consider it both a strength and a weakness that in most situations I'm able to leap to the worst possible conclusion in under five seconds. This way, I'm prepared for most curve balls, but sometimes, I have… Continue reading Less Complications, More Churros!